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THE GALVESTON DAILY NEWS. FRIDAY, JULY 1. 1891gaily JCaua. h. bfilo & co., PublishersOffice of Publication, Not. 2108 and 2110 Me-chanic Street, Qalveston.Entered at the Po§toffice at GaWestou at seoondclass matter.FRIDAY. JULY 1, 1892.ACCOMMODATING TO THE PUBLIC.It is not generally known, but a fact neverthe-less, that were it not for The News special trainoperating between Galveston and Houston, de-parting at 1.45 a.m., mail matter for points onthe Texas and New Orleans railway and easternpoints, for the Houston and Te.cas Central rail-tea]/, the Galveston, Harrisburg and San Antoniorailway and for the Houston East and West Texasrailway, as well as passengers for the same routes,would of necessity fail to connect at Houston, ex-cept by leaving on the night trains.The morning International and Great NorthernHouston train does not arrive at destination until10.40 a. m„ and the Gulf, Colorado and Santa Femorning tram is scheduled to arrive in Houstonat 9.40 a. m. Thus the Houston and Texas Centralnorthbound, leaving Houston at 8 a.m., the Gal-veston, Harrisburg and San Antonio west-bound at 7.02 a. m., the Texas and NewOrleans eastbound at 5.50 a. in., and theHouston East and West Texas at 8.30 a. in., de-part prior to the arrival of the regular trainsfrom Galveston, and connection can only be madetherewith by utilizing The News special whicharrives at the Grand Central depot in Houston at6.35 a. in.Therefore, due to the enterprise of The News,mail matter for points on the lines enumerated,deposited in the Galveston postofflce after 7.45 p.tn„ is dispatched by The News special andI .; reaches destination twelve hours earlier than werethis train not in operation. Furthermore, pas-sengers wishing to go to Beaumont, Orange, Hemp-stead, Navasota, Hryan, Eagle Lake, Columbus,or other points contiguous to Galveston on therailways specified, by utilizing The News specialran transact their business and return home thesame day, otherwise they would necessarily beabsent from home a night and a day.THE NEWS' TRAVELING AGENTS.The following are the traveling representa-tives of The galveston News and The Dal-las News, who are authorized to solicit andreceipt for subscriptions and advertisementsfor either publication: E. P. Boyle, T. B.Baldwin, Richard Ennis. Marchant Little, J.A. Sloan, C. H. Cox,>V. W. Norvell and WalterWoods. A. H. Belo & Co.Galveston, Tex., June 13,1802.of any greedy office hunter. He is above anyscheme. The country know* him. He daresto tell the truth.Senator Hii.l seems to be npending mostof his time holding his peace.There are two sides to every question, butthere is no use trying to get on both of themat the samo time.THIRD PARI Y S: HOOL PLANK.The people's party free schools plank is asfollows:Sec. 2. We favor an effective system of publicschools for six months in the year for all chil-dren between the ages of G and 20. Wo demandthe adoption of a uniform series of text-booksfor the public schools of this state, and that theybe published at the expense of the state, whichshall bo furnished to the children in the schoolsat cost.The demand for an effective system of pub-lic schools for a period of six months in theyear is the expression of an almost universalsentiment. It is generally conceded that ashorter period is insufficient, and gradually,as more of the school fund becomosavailablo,the term is being oxtended. In viowof the .Tester amendmont transferring 1 percent per annum from the permanent to thoavailable school funtl and with closer economyit is reasonable to expect that the desirod endwill be accomplished within a few years with-out increasing taxation. The scholastic age,from <> to 20, suggested in this plank is longerthan is necessary and if put into eifect wouldoperate as a hindrance to the six months'term for the reason that the schools now re-ceive a considerable supplementary incomefrom tho tuition fees of those over and underthe present scholastic ago which would bealmost entirely cut off under the extendedago. From 8 to lii is sufficient for ample edu-cation under the common school system. If thoaverage pupil faithfully attends school during. that period he must completo the commonschool requirements and bo ready for businessor for collegiate education as further providedby th i state without cost of tuition. To ex-f hnH the age might encourage negligence on•'too part of parents who would foel that oneor two years missed could be afterward recov-ered. The demand for a uniform system oftext books is likewise almost unlvorsa'. Uni-formity under cortam limitations is desirablefor reasons too apparent to need enumeration.The prime object of uniformity is economy.Pupils transferred from one school toanother are generally required to pur-chase new books, because of different texts,and a ohange of teachers often entailsa change of books. There are many objec-tions to uniformity, but if the system bejudiciously and intelligently directed the bal-ance of benefits is manifest. There is, how-ever, one serious objection to uniformity thatwould include ttie city schools. Tho city■chools are all under intelligent direction withuniform text books in each and have no noodwhatever for other supervision. Tho citysystems are wholly independent of one anotherand the arguments of economy to prevontchanges in the cases of transferred pupils andY'hanging teachers are of no force. The ob-J|ections to city uniformity are chiefly nega-tive, but none the less potent. It would be aneedless harassment and a repudiationof the autonomy and intelligence of the citysystems already largely segregated for goodreasons from the state systems at large. Inshort it is useless to provide uniformity forthe city systems because they are already uni-form. The demand for state publication oftext books to be furnished to the pupils atcost is not inconsistent with the theory of freeschools, but it is nevertheless unwise. Theproject would require an enormous capital,which the state could only provide by taxationand it would effectually cut off improved textbooks, which are quite as important in the prog-ess of education as improved methods in any-other department of civilization. The statehaving once secured the copyright and platosof a series of books could not afford to abundonthem as rapidly as new ideas might bo devel-oped and new systems of instruction inaugu-rated. If so the losseB entailed would neces-sarily go into the cost of the new books andconsequently increase thoir price. If it canbo demonstrated that books are not sold ascheaply as they should be it would be thowiser plan for the stato to purchaso thebooks from regular publishers and sellto pupils at cost, but this wouldbe open to many objections, such aspossible jobs and expensive bureaus of distri-bution. The whole plan \>f state publicationor state purchase is subject to serious compli-cations and abuses, not to mention the tax-aequited capital necessary to do the business.The least objectionable plan, and ono quitesufficient for practical results, is for the stateto make agreements with publishers upon theadoption of a given series for a stipulated re-tail price and leave the details of distributionand agencies to the publishers and thedealers.Mb. Cliveland is a patriot who does notforget his official oath and duty in the interestWhen duly administered by the courts thelaw is a remedy, when taken in hand by thomob it is a disease.The News never hesitates to say everythingpossible to encourage enterprise and develop-ment in Texas. The material interests of allthe people aro of more importance than thopolitical fortune of any politician or set ofpoliticians. Of course the politicians do notagree with The News in this opinion.Let tho judges speak out and demand suchlegislation as is needed to secure a fair en-forcement of tho criminal laws. They arecitizons and have families and interests thatnood protection liko the rest; besides, the ex-perience they liavo had ought certainly toenable them to suggest some much neededremedies and preventives.SNAP SHOTS.People are going to judge you according toyour folly. All that some people have left is a full set ofbad habits.Public opinion is sometimes a very wildjudgment. ___Tho man who persistently refuses to let en-terprising friends make some money out ofhim is utterly heartless.The devil keeps man under his thumb andplays him with all of his fingers.Tho rub is all right if you will just let itmake you bright. You differ "with" another in opinion and"from" another in appearance, so it mustbe prpper to say that you differ from thenumbskull who has no mind of his own.This is the festering season during which themouth of the tough should be well filled withlime. There may be room at tho top, but you muststart at the bottom to find it.Most people considor doath a very solemnthing and life a frolic.If you wish to succeed in this ago of vigorand competition, you must rise in time to en-joy tho grand opera of tho poultry yard andtho melodious competitive concert of tho horselot and the cow pen.THE STATE PRESS.What the Papers Throughout the Stato AreTalking About.The Austin Statesman says:Two of the colored brethren who wore dele-gates to the republican convontion are now"doing time" in at; Indiana prison. They triedto "beat" their way home, the conductor triedto put them off the train, they resisted savagelyand were afterward convicted of murderousassault,Children at nioals should attond strictly tobusiness and not talk and laugh. The Deni-son Herald says iGeorge Myers, tho 10-year-old son of Mrs.Ed Myers was chawing a piece of moat whenhis smaller brother did something that causedtieorge to laugh heartily. The meat lodgedin his windpipe. He turned black in the faceand could neither swallow or spit out thomeat. A physician was summoned and finallysucceeded in extricating it. Had it not beenfor the timely arrival of medical aid no doubttho youngster would have been strangled todeath.The Port Worth Gazette continues to carpat the nomination of Clovelnnd and the demo-cratic platform.The city .of Brenham is religious. ThoHerald says "Brenham has a religious 'shiner,'or bootblack, who sayB he would rather go toSunday school than go a fishing on Sundays."A circus would strain his faith, and passing awatermelon patch at night might snap it.The Velasco World says:Colonel Wm. Storctt did some splendid workfor The Galvkston News at the Chicago con-vention As long as the juries of Texas al-low themselves to be cajoled and persuadedinto freeing criminals on legal technicalitiesjust so long will the laws of tho land be vio-lated. Texas needs a reign, as well as a reinof hemp, and the sooner the juries of the stateapply the romedy tho better it will be for us. Velasco has -12 white children within thescholastic a^e.The Times-Herald says:The "white" republicans of Dallas havepostponed ratifying the nominations of Har-rison and Reid. The black and tan wing withwhite ornaments did not postpone. They didnot have a crowd and it would not look wellfor just tho officeholders to ratify.The Express says:If Bexar county and southwest Texas ex-IKjet to be represented at the world's fair theymust come to the front. There is no time tobo lost—The S, I). A. Duncan nominatedby the third party to be land com-missioner is not "Scum" Duncan ofTyler- Ho knows more and does not talkso much It is remarked that while Mr.Watterson is not satisfied with the Chicagoticket it will save him the trouble of any fur-ther flopping, which is good for him. He isgrowing aged, is Henry, and gymnastics donot agree with himTexas Sittings says:Paradoxical but true—When n carpentergoes on a strike he doesn't use Ins hammer.Tho toiler of a morning newspaper is well upin the mysteries of tho knights of labor. Someone says that liquor strengthens the voice.Tikis is a mistake; it only makes the breathstrong. When you see a woman meekly obeyher husband you can be sure of ono of twothings—she is either afraid of him or is work-ing him for a now bonnet. A sick man nevermakes fun of a doctor. The independent manis often in dependent circumstances. Theman who couldn't fill tho office better thanthe man appointed has yet to be born in thisgreat republic. Doctors have no ill words tosay against baseball or rink skating. Wisemen do not denounce tkeir best friends.There are papers printed in English, Span-ish, German and Bohemian in Texas, and anexchange wonders why there is none inHebrew, as there are many people in Texaswho read that language. An admirer of tholangungo says:Books aro being written in the ancient lan-guage of the Biblo to-day as they never werebefore, and they include philosophical, poeti-cal, historical and scientific works as well as agoodly number of novelB. A great many mas-terpieces of modem authors iiave hoen trans-lated into Hebrew. There are a number ofnewspapers, weeklies and monthlies, in thatlanguage.The Mason Herald is still another of theconstantly increasing list of Texas papers. Itsounds no tocsin of war, but says:It comes not as a rival to break down others,but as a privato business venturo seeking byits own merits to secure a place in the confi-dence of the iKSoplc. The mission of the Her-ald will be to give its readers all the local,stato and other news of interest to the publicand to put forth every eti'rot for tho advance-ment and welfare of Mason and Masoncounty.Mrs. M. A. Vaughn tells the readers of theHerald of life in the higher latitudes cf NewMexico. Living at an altitude of severalthousand foot, beats "high life above stairs"in the play. Snow on the mountains andwhite frosts in tho valleys in June. She saysPueblo is the cleanest and most beautifulcity I ever saw. At Charna they have a niceMethodist church and parsonage, preachingevery Sunday and prayer meeting evory Wed-nesday night.The people are industrious and inonoy-mak-ing, no loafing here, all have work and goabout it with a will. There is a vast amountof business transacted here. We have twodaily trains besides an occasional special.The Chama river is as large as the San Saba,but it has a greater fall and is consequently aswifter stream. Its murmer lulls me to sloopevery night and such sound, refreshing sleepas I never experienced elsewhere.The old fogies of the Texas press are beingcrowded out by the rising generation. ThoMason County Herald says:'Last Saturday while in Llano we called atthe Times office, and seoing two modest, unso-phistocated looking youths at the cases, wemade bold to ask if tho editor was in. Aftereyeing us carefully and being convinced thatwo wero not on the warpath, that wo had nospring poetry to inflict upon a suffering pub-lie, they gravely introduced thomsolves asMessrs. Boynton & McDougal, editors and pro-prietors of the Llano Daily and Weakly Times.Judge of our surprise when we sav that wo ex-pected to find an old experienced newspaperman, with spectacles and a large prairie spoton the dome of his intellectual habitation, oc-cupying the Times' editorial chair. But in-stead thereof we ttud two bright young menat tho helm, whoso pointed paragraplm andwitty editorials would fitly adorn tho columnsof our best dailies, and whose pluck and in-dustry have placed them well up in tho frontrank of Texas journalism.These young men and thoir pnper are a littlein advance of the town, but tho latter is uotedfor its progress. The Mason editor says:A man who is skeptical as to the "solidar-ity" of Llano's growth and the great futurebefore her has only to go there and spend aday with his eyes opon, and then if ho doesn'tgive m and boeome a convert to the modernidea ho should bo written down us a backnumber and too far out of date to be classedeven with Rev. Jasper, the noted coloredpreacher of Richmond, who contends that thesun "do move,"while tho earth stands still.The Emma News says, alluding to thecase in which a criminal was discharged be-eauso the county attorney failed to ask wit-nesses if a forged check was issued withoutthe consent of the firm whose name wasused:The juries of your country, Texans, andnot your state's attorneys, nor the lawyers,are to blame for the escape from justice ofyour law breakers. Ill Crosby county this isthe case to a limited degree. But a good rea-son for tho escape of defendants in Crosbycounty, additional to the above, is tho follow-ing good one, namely: Your county attor-ney, no matter who he is, is notpaid for his services as he shou'dbe, and he is also subjected to themost unmerciful ridicule and abuse, whichdisgusts competent inon. That is why the in-cumbent is compelled to work for a living insome other profession, and henoo whori he hasa case ho has no time to spare Irom his ordinary work to prepare himself for a trial likelyto amount to nothing excopt aggravation andloss to him. Give your county attorney areasonable compensation and encourage andsustain him, instead of treating him as anenemy, and he will give you good and sub-stantial service. In a case whore the lawyerfor the defendant gets $25 to $50 and the coun-ty attorney nothing without conviction, with ahung jury or acquittal almost a certainty, nocounty attorney is likely to go wild on behalfof the state.If ignorance of the law is no excuse forothers it is hardly one for those who professto have studied it and assumo to expound it tojuries. Tho word ignoramus sometimes in-dorsed on bills of indictment iB often appli-cable to young men who undertake to act asprosecuting attorneys.TEMPLE'S BIEI'HDAY.Danoing, Horse Itacing and General Fes-tivity the Order.Timplb, Tex., June 30.—Temple celebratedits birthday yesterday.It was understood tl\at Kellar's grove wouldbe oneu to tlie public. Accordingly thousandsof people poured in from tho country to booand to hear what was going on.Tho beautiful grounds were flll«d with vehi-cles of all kinds. Refreshment stands madomoney; boys played the irresistible baseball; asmall band struck up lively music and youngmen and maidens wero happy in the dance;and last of all throe speeches wero mado bythe politicians.Mr. Barber satisfied the third party menthat the country was in a deplorable state,and that there was a safe and speedy cure.Willie Hair of Galveston made a tellingspeoch in favor of democracy, and Mr. C.Rafin of Belton made an earnest response.The raco track was the attraction of theday.The fivst race was milo heats for tho besttwo in three. Won by Greyhound, owned byJ. B. Waters. Grsyhound, One-eyed Jack andDan D. were in the race.The next race was a half-mile dash. Wonby John Hock.Considerable interest is shown in Temple'srace track.A pound party was the sensation last night.It happened at the Baptist parsonnge. Tholadies of Dr. Maxwell's etSiigregation met athis house, each bearing a gift. At the con-clusion of the sociable they ordered their pas-tor to go on the morrow to the carriago depotand select a surrey to his liking, taking nothought as to the payment of the same. Thepreacher looks happy to-day.Southern Teachers' Convention.The Southern teachers' association willmoet in annual convention in Atlanta, Ga.,on Wednesday of next week and the Constitu-tion says that not less than 2500 teachers willbe in attendance. Among tho subjects to bodiscussed aret "Southern Education at theWorld's Fair," "The South as a Factor inOur National Growth," Moral Culture inEducation," "Southern Literature," "NegroEducation by the State, Its Necessity andLimitation," "Co-Edueation of the Sexes,""Co-Education and Character," "ThoroughEducation of Our Girls," "Loyalty to theSouth." " The Friend of Higher flUucation inthe South."The department of higher education willdiscuss university extension, higher educationof southern women and the ideal college.In the department of secondary educationtho subjects set for discussion are: "Positionof the High School," "Uniform Course ofStudy" and "The Importance of the HighSchool."The officers of the association are: Presi-dent, Solomon Palmer, East Lake, Ala.: sec-retary and treasurer, Eugeno G. Harrell,Raleigh, N. C.s assistant secretary, W. T.Watson, Memphis, Tonn.Vice presidents—E. B. Prettyman, Mary-land; John E. Massey, Virginia; B. S. Mor-gan, West Virginia; S. M. Finger, North Car-olina; W. D. Mayfield, South Carolina; S. LI.Bradwell, Georgia; A. J. Russell, Florida; J.R. Preston, Mississippi; W. H. Jack, Louisi-ana; J. M. Carlisle, Texas; J. H. Shinn, Ar-1 ansas; W. R. Garrolt, Tennessee, Ed PorterThompson, Kentucky; L. E. Wolfe, Missouri;J. G, Harris, Alabama,Executive committee—Solomon Palmer, ex-officio chairman, East Lake, Ala.; E. G. Har-rell, ex-officio secretary, Raleigh, N. C.; J. H.Phillips, superintendent city schools, Birming-ham, Ala.; Dabney Lipscomb, agriculturalcollege, Mississippi; Thomas D. Boyd, presi-dent state normal, Natchitoches, La.; O. H.Cooper, superintendent city schools, Galvos-ton, Tex.; J. W. Conger, prosident Ouachitacollege, Arkadelphia, Ark.; J. M. Stewart,agricultural and mechanical college, LakoCity, Flo.; J. M. Greenwood, superintendentschools, Kansas City, Mo.; R. N. Roark, statonormal college^ Lexington, Ky.; F. M. Smith,university of .Tennessee, Knoxville, Tenn.;E. B. Smith, prosident state association, La-Grange, Ga.; E. S. .Toynos, university ofSouth Carolina, Columbia, S. C.; H. Morson,president *eachors' assembly, Raleigh, N. C.;C. E. Vawter, superintendent Miller Indianschool, Crozet,Vn.; W. R. White, superin-tendent of schools, Morgantown, W. Va.;i Daniel C. Gilinan, Johns Hopkins university,! Baltimore. Md.THE GOVERNOR AT BRYAN.THE CROWD NOT LARGE OH OVERENTHUSIASTIC,The Day Was Hot and the Gov amor Theda Spotted Bandanna Freely—OloseFight in Bkizm,JiliYAN, Tex., June 30,—When GovernorHogg arrived here this morning there weroabout 300 people at the depot to meet him,accompanied by the Bryan brass band. Atleast two-thirds of the crowd was composedof children and negroes.When the governor stepped upon tho plat-form he was met by Representative Krietz,Mr. James Johnson and several other gentle-men, who placed him in a carriago and pro-ceeded leisurely to the Exchange hotel as thecrowd applauded lustily. Major McGaughe.vwas expected, but ho did :.ot show up. Whonthe governor spied the special representativeof The News he smiled seductively and ex-tending his hand Enid;"How are you young, man. By granny, Ihaven't seen you in several days and it seomslike a month of Sundays. I'm glad to seeyou."The governor was perspiring liko fightingfire, and as he mopped his face with a spottedbandanna he oxclaimed:"Dad blamed my cats if it ain't as hot as afrizzly lion in a wool basket."The governor was right. It was so warmthat his collar had laid back on his neck likea weeping wiliow and his face was as red as abeet.(In arriving at tho hotel it was given out thatthe executive would speak at 10 o'clock, andMr. James W. Jolmson got red in tho face andscreamod out: "Three cheers for the presentand future governor of Texas." The cheerswere given with a will, an old negro exclaim-ing as he threw his hat in the air: "Bully forMarse Jim." «The Hogg and Clark men of this county aregetting down to their knitting in great shapeabout this time. The Col lego Station precinctis holding its primary to-day anil the otherprecincts will hold their meetings Saturday.Speakers have boon busy here, too, HoraceChilton spoke Tuesday, tho governor to-day,and to-inorrow Buck Walton will talk forClark. Both sidos aro claiming the countyand tho fight will be to the finish. The mainfight is in tho Bryan precinct, as it will con-trol the county with the assistance of onoCountry box.Tho governor's reception to-day was a tameaffair in comparison with the one tenderedClark. The Hogg men account for this ontho ground that the country people and manyof the Hogg workers of Bryan were out nt Col-lego Station getting in their work at the pri-mary thore. A laughable feature of the gov-ernor's arrival here was his bomg met on thetrain by Genoral Stoddard, who is a blown-in-the-bottlo Clark man."By gatlins, I'm glad to meet you," mud thegovernor to the general, and they shook handscordially."I am not the reception committee, how-ever," remarked General Stoddard. "I amhere to meet a lady friend who was to arriveon this train. The reception committee isoutside on the platform."The governor smiled in a kind of lee creammanner and was soon mingling with the peo-ple who wero there to moot him.The governor did not eat any dinner to-dayin viow o! tho fact that he had to speak at 1o'clock. Ho never likes to iltno before mak-ing a speech, as he says ho has an insanefondness for bacon and greens and . potatoes,and such vegetables are not a success as brainfood. Besides, tho governor likes to take allthe time ho wants at the table. On the sub-joct of table ethics ho once said to this re-porter ;"By granny, I believe in eating in the goodold way. There are but few things that I lovebetter than my magnificent appetite, andwhen I eat 1 eat without any ceremony and Idon't care who sees me, eithor. For instance,when I eat brandy peaches out of a cup Idon't proposo to sit thore and peel 'om with aspoon. By gatlins, I just take 'em in my fin-gers and eat 'em in tho old fashioned way.These people who go round saying 'swete ofrooms' instead of 'suit of rooms' give me apain in the faoe."By 1 o'clock this afternoon GOO or 700 peo-ple had assembled at the opera house to hearthe executive speak. • He was introduced byRepresentative Brietz, who proceeded at somelength to show that if it was not for the gov-ernor thoro would bo no Texas.The governor then spoke for about twohours, his line of argument being the same asheretofore. Ho discussed at great length therelations that should exist between tho cor-porations and the government and declaredthat if these corporate caniiibals Were notmuzzled tlio people would soon become poonsinstead of sovereigns. He paid his respects to thefellows who charge him with being a corpora-tion wrecker and said he only proposed toregulate theso monsters instead of extermi-nating them. The usual strictures on the"third house" at Austin were made, thespeaker declaring that these lobbyists werethere as thick as sands on the seashore, repre-senting special classes and fighting him."They all deny that they were there as lob-byists, but I say they wore and my word goesin Texas. None of these fellows are support-ing me. If I was to find one of thom support-ing mo, I would took around tosee if I had not done somethingwrong. [Applause.) A while back, whenthey had their band wagons going round andtheir ribbons flying, some people who weremisled by their misrepresentations of me fol-lowed off the music, hut now they aro com-ing back. We are having our inning nowand will keep it until August 10. f Applause. |It is the same old crowd of fellows (excuseme—I mean gentlemen; I must not useslang) who fought me before, with a fewflounces and frills added on."The speaker referred to the fight that is be-ing made on him, and charged that it was hav-ing the effect of driving good men out of thedemocratic and into the third party.The governor's administration was next re-viewed and laudatod, and the usual boasts ofhaving enforced the laws were made. "I willcontinue to go up to the dead line whon it comesto enforcing the law if it makes every man, wo-manand child in Texas mad." He told how hehad reduced taxation and transportationcharges. "When they abuse me think of this,and give me a little credit for it."The Santone platform, which has a "searand yellow leaf" appearance from constanthandling, was flaunted and the speaker de-clared he had absolutely slept in it for fifteenmonths. The audience was next lectured ondomostic felicity. "And yet they are kickingat me. Some men are natural dyspeptics.They can't say anything good about anybody.They won't even smile at their wives. Whenthey go homo and their little children climbupon their ltnoes they push them off. One ofthese men won't even carry his wife a roae-cuttmg. He would rather carry home a bottleof blue-eye."Tho governor at this juncture extended theusual invitation to those who wero too hot toleave the hall, and turning to the News mansaid; "Mr. Reporter, I am sorry to see youperspiring so." This was greeted with loudapplause. The governor then told his au-dience how ho was going to be nominated inHouston by a three-fourths voto of the conven-tion, and said the calamity clackers wore takingto the woods to make room for the peoplewho proposed to run things themselves awhile. The railroad commission was nextdiscussed in the usual way."I'm gettiuif mighty hot," continued thegovernor. "Did you ever see an ox on atreadwheol? It's a funny sight; He has tokeep walking to keep from stepping on hisheols. It's the same way with some politioianB.When they get started they can not stop andhave to keep going on. I hope I am not oneof thom."The speaker tlion took up the commissionagain and explained its tariff rates on a num-ber of commodities. The bond and stockquestion and sidings and switches were brieflytouched, after which the governor concludedby tolling ilie people what he is going to dowhen they ru-ylur t him.Just before the governor closed he said:"Look out at the primaries that they don'trun in fellosvs on you whom you don't know,like they did in Robertson county."A voice: "You can't prove that this wasdone in Robertson county."(iovernor Hogs: "Do you deny it?"Same voice: "Yes, I do."Governor Hogg: "Well, I have it from thegood people there."Same voices "I don't care if you have, itain't so. I was there myself."Governor Hogg: "1 don't know who thatman is, but you watch htm and see if youdon't tind him running around with fellowswho can't speak the English language indrailroad employes." [Wild applause.]A small delegation from Navasota attendedthe governor's meeting here to-day. Thespeech created but little enthusiasm, many ofthe auditors leaving before it was concluded.The governor speaks in Columbus to-mor-row.——— •"Not Due to Mr. Pendleton,Bei.tox, Tex., June 29.—General Felix H.Robertson, Waco, Tex.—Dear Sir s In an in-terview with you by The Galveston Newslast week 1 uotico you say: "If Boll countygoes for Hogg it will be due to the personalinfluence of George C. 1'endloton." In thisstatement I am satis lied you have done Mr.Pendleton an injustice, for I knowpositively that ho has taken no sidesin the gubernatorial contest in thiscounty, but has been entirely noutral. Asevidence that his influence was not thrownagainst Judge Clark I will state that in theprimaries held here last Saturday night theSecond ward, in which Mr. Pendleton lives, in-structed its delegates to thecounty conventionfor Clark and Pendlpton by a large liltajority,and the.First ward, in which I live, did thosame, while the Third ward instructed forHogg and 1'endloton by a large one. •I will say further, that some of the most in-fluential supporters of Judge ('lark, in differ-ent parts of tho county, are enthusiastic Pen-dleton men. Respectfully. G. F. Lindsay,Ex-Chairman of the Executive Committee forthe Clark Campaign of Bell County, appoint-ed by you April 18.Anderson County Third Partyltes.Palestine, Tex., June .'10.—Next Saturday,July 2, is the day set for the mass mooting ofthe third party adherents in thi3 county, atwhich time tliey proposo to perfect a countyorganization for campaign work. As the dayapproaches nearer there is considerable curi-osity expressed by democrats and republicansas to the outcome and probable results of thoorganization in the county. What will be thoextent of the third party as to numbers in thocounty and what action will the party take inthe county elections?These are the leading question yet unan-swered, and they have a deep interest to cer-tain citizens, and not matters of perfect in-difference to any one, especially democrats.Will thete be third party nominees for thecounty offices? is a question that concerns alarge and respectable contingent of candidates.It depends entirely on the meeting noxt Sat-urday, whether it is large in numbers, with abig following at its back in the county. Atpresent it not believed that they have suffi-cient strength in tiio county to justify them inplacing a ticket in the field this year.Jfogi; Bolted.Buyan, Tex., June 30.—The primary at Col-lege precinct, this county, was held this evon-ing at Bohemian hall. The following was thevote cast: Clark 51, Hogg 41.After the voto was counted the Hogg menbolted the convention and retirod to a neigh-boring tree and held a couvention of thoir ownand elected delegates to the county convon-tion, which liieets here on the 7th proximo.The Clark men sent regular dologates as fol-lows:Best# South, W. C. Boyett, W. J, Moore, E.W. Hutchinson and John'lauber. With thisbox for Clark everything depends upon Bryanas to this county.To say that things aro warm hero does notexpress it. Chilton Tuesday, Hogg to-day andBuck Waiton to-morrow and Bryan's precinctconvention Saturday.J)ean fur tlie Senate.Eagle Pass, Tex., Juno 30,—At the sena-torial convention held here to-day Hon. J. M.Dean of EI Paso was nominated by acclama-tion as Benator from this (the Twenty-fifth)distriot. The delegates of tho regular democ-racy of Maverick couuty wero seated in theconventions, the bolters from the guberna-torial convontion not attempting to contesttheir rights. A number of tho delegates loftto-night on an excursion to Monterey, whichwas gotten up by the citizens of Eagle Passfor their benefit. A large party of ladies andgentlemen from Eagle Pass will accompanythem.Want Some Local Talent.Waxahachie, Tex., June 30.—The peoplo'sparty county executive committee met heretu-day for tho purpose of conferring with can-didates to fix up a slate. It is said they agreedupon all nominees and will announce them atthe proper time. It is said there are notenough lawyers in the third party to fill thocounty officers requiring legal talent.Chilton in Rockwall.Rockwall, Tex,, June 30.—Hon. HotaceChilton addressed tho citizens 'of Rockwallcouuty to-day. He was listened to very at-tentively and liberally applauded, 'He paidhis respects to tho third party. Coming downto state politics he eulogized Hogg and his ad-ministration to the highest notch, stating thatHogg would live in the hearts of the peoplewhen his traduqprs would be forgotten andforever lost in history.Will Have a Hot Ttme.San Marcos, Tex., Juno 30.—'The countyprimary convention, precinct No. 1, to senddelegates to the county couvention meetshere next Saturday, and from present indica-tion a wild and wooly time may be expected.Both the Hogg and Clark factions are hot andterribly in earnest.To .Spealc at Sweet Home.Sweet Home, Tex., June 30.—George Bur-gess, a young democrat of Gonzales, has ac-cepted an invitation to speak herein the inter-est of democracy on July 7. A challenge hasbeen issued the third party advocates to fur-nish a speaker in joint debate.Velasco Primarv.Velabco, Tex., June 30.—Velasco's demo-cr»tie primary is called to meet at 4 o'clockp. in. July 2 in the city hall to elect delegatesto the oounty convention that assembles July7 in the town of Brazoria.Seriously Btabbed.Bkenham, Tex., June 30.—c. T. Holvey andJerry Green had a row in a saloon last night,in which Helvey was stabbed. He is painfullythough not dangerously injured.The L. L. L. society met at tho residence ofMr. E. Rouse this evening. Tho followingwas the programme:Son*. MiaB Nannie Stylespailing.... — Mr. Will MorrisRecitation, "Ostler Joe" Mr. Johu WatsouDnot The Misses WallneyMueio Miss Hester Abbott,Heading. Mr. Henry BruuowSubject for study, "The Early Settlement ofTexas" Mr. D. H, Watson, loaderThere was a young folks' social nt the resi-dence of Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Eldrigde lastnight.Sixty-two tickets were sold from here toGiddings to-day to parties attending the dif-ferent conventions at tliat place.Rev, E. H. Harman left for Cameron thiBmorning.Married at Heidenheimer.Heidrnhkimeh, Tex., June 30.—Mr. J. G.Mcpherson, railroad agent at this place, wasmarried to Miss Fannie Watkins, Mr. P. A.Watsou and Dr. Gamble being groomsmen.Miss Ella Elza and Miss Anna Ray acted asbridesmaids and Rev. J. B, Watson officiated.They were married at the Baptist church.THE PLUMED KNIGHT."Officeholders Nominated Harrison—LotThem Elect Him."Lot.inq, Tex., June 27.—To The News:"After me the doluge" is a significant phrase,peculiarly applicable to that class of personswho, in their own estimation, know moroabout evory unueual or startling event thattranspires than all the world besides. Shouldan eminent statesman, a great divine, a spot-less jurist cliooso to change his political,moral or judicial standing-place before thopeople, without herald to declare his reasonsfor so doing, some ono of the know-nll-about-it class is over ready to tell a curious publioall the whys and wherefores of bucIi change ofposition. And a full complement of garnish-ings and embellishments is always thrown in.Your "special" who dispatches from Wash-ington of date loth instant, under tho caption"A Plumed Knight's Fall," seems to be oneof the class referred to.There are, I doubt not, many republicans(I know there aro some democrats) wlio readthat letter with feelings of pain and resent-ment.If after the conventional skirmish that effu-sion is of interest, to the general render, surely1 shall not be entirely tedious if I look overthe field frem another coign of vantage. Al-low me a little of your space for respect tothe American citizen who oven in the great-ness of his present retirement enn not escapethe following of the birds of ill omen, theevil tongued magpie and jay.Whatever the leaders of the republican party,or rather that branch of the party who repre-sent the Tippecanoe head of it, may say, thefact remains that JameB G. Blaine was and isthe choice of an overwhelming majority of thorepublicans of the United States. The office-holders succeeded in nominating Mr. Harri-son—so mote it bo. Now let them elect him.Mr. Blame is to day unquestionably tho strong-est man in his party among the voters. Intel-lectually a head and shoulders above any manin the party, and m statesmanship more thor-oughly equipped than any, ho unwittinglycreated antagonisms that left no woapons ofenvy, malignity and slander unused.Again: James G. Blaine, tho AmericanBlame, commands moro admiration, amongdemocrats and republicans alike, party differ-ences aside, than any man of his time. Hocbuiinands more respect abroad than any scoreOf men in his party can negative by anycoursoof political shuffle or chicanery.His fall, forsooth! What are republicansthinking of? Does'it not occur to you, repub-licans, that not he, but the party, has fallen?Who can verify the report of his mental fail-ure? Whence earuo any breath of that slanderuutil prompted by tho cunning jealousy ofthoso whoso positions he exalted by his pres-ence and who should have been his friends?What foundation can there iiossibly be for thetale of treachery to tho president in ttio re-signation of Mr. Blaine? How ho remained inthe cabinet so long as he did is the wonder.Nonrer tho truth seems to be that Mr. Har-rison, always jealous of Mr. Blaine, afraidof the shadow of the White Plume, has madethe eminent secretary's position an unpleasantone for more than a year. When lie had, as hefolt quite sure, enough otllee-holding dole-gates pledged to secure his nomination hecared not how quick Mr, Blaine resigned. Andho and his subordinates made the situationtoo humiliating for the brains of his cabinetto submit to it longer. The meanness, the per-fidy, the littleness of spirit are all on the sideof the administration party. The "Hoosior"element prevails at the capital now. "Hoosior-dom" has not yet turnod loose any states-men, but shrewd, practical politicians inplenty."A Plumed Knight's Fall," forsooth! Stillthe White Plume waves. Statesmen donot fall. A country's glory—a nation'shonor finds them ever on the watch-towers waving the beacon lights that guide tothe harbor oi safety and progress till Urn greatarchitect himself cails them from labor to rest.Can envy dim the lustre of a history of theUnited States by slander of its most conspicu-ous figure in his day and time? Can the an-nals of state separate the author from its mostbrilliant achievements? Can party historyeliminate the individuality who stood for thebroadest, most enlightened and liberal policyof which that party can boast?A simple republican, without position or in-fluence, either financial, social or political, inadvance of the monument that will lise toeomuiomorate the virtues of the man, willing-ly, joyously raised by his fellow countrymen,I "lling my pebble on the calm" m faith ofhis full justification. His namo will live, liiswork abide, his statesmanship awaken thospirit of emulation in the hearts of cominggenerations, Ion" after his detractors are for-gotten. Clay, Webster, Calhoun, Stephens,Lincoln, Blaino, are too great for their gener-ations. D. H. Ostkandkr.The Davis Guards.Coseedskate Home, ACstin, Tex., June28.—To The News: Will you be kind enoughto give the following an insertion: It is theintention of Mrs. Anna Dowling Robertsonand myself to collect what data we can thatmay be in the possession of citizens of Texas,in order to enable us to publish a short his-tory and reminiscences of the Davis guardsfrom the beginning to tho close of the war.Anyone in the stato who may have in theirpossession copies of The Galveston News orHouston Telegraph containing accounts ofthe Texas coast battles in which the Davisguards were engaged will confer a great favorif thoy will loan tliem to us. They will be re-turned to the senders. Tlioy can be directedto Mrs. Auua Dowling Robertson, Taylor,Tex. R. C. O'Haka,One of the Davis Guards.Desperate Tight in Jail.CrEno, Tex., June 30.— Mason and Harris,the forgers being held in jail here awaitingremoval to the penitentiary, had a des-perate fight last evening in their cell,Harris, with the aid of a penknife,coming out best man, inflicting some veryBevcre wounds upon the person of his"pal" the most dangerous of which was in-flicted on the head and the blade of the knifewas broken off in the skull. Tho victimfainted two or throe times and for a while hisrecovery was despaired of. This morning,however, he is better and will likely getthrough all right.Attempted Train Robbery.Gutbbie, Ok., June 30.—Dispatches wererecoived at United States Marshal Grimes'office to-day stating that four masked men at-tempted to hold up a passenger trainnear Canadian, Tex., on Tuesdaynight. They have been chasod intotho Cherokee strip and are coming east, and alarge posse of deputy marshals from here willattempt to head them off. They are un-doubtedly a port of tho Red Roek robbers.Abolished the School.Vibnon, Tex., Juno 30.—The city councillast evening abolished the school on accountof not being able to elect a superintendent.The deciding vote was east by the mayor.CONDENSED TELEGRAMS,The David B. Hill olub of New York hasmet and ratified the nomination of GroverCleveland.Negroes have been ordered to pack theireffects and leave Cleveland county, OklahomaTerritory.J. H. C. Winston and two colored men werekilled and seven others badly hurt by the fall-ing of a building at Lynchburg, Va.An unknown man and woman committedsuicide at Baltimore. Largo quantities ofpoison were found scattered about the roomoccupied by them.The Amalgamated Association of Iron andSteel Workers at Vittsburg adjourned afteradopting a new scales of wages for the ensuingyear. The present indications are that therewill be a general lockout when the new scalegoes into effect.OFFICER WALLER DEAD.THE VICTIM OF TOOrS' BULLETSPASSES AWAY.Touching Scenes at His Funeral—The BodyShipped to Hico—His SlayerStill at Large.Foht WoitTH, Tex,, Juno 30.—The policeauthorities say positively that as yet there i9no trace of the whereabouts of Toots, thonegro who is suspoctod of having shot OfficerWaller on Tuesday ni^ht. All sorts of rumorsare rife regarding the fellow. It was reportedlast night that he had been arrested yesterdayevening and was safely behind the bars of thojail. Again rumor had it that he was woundedand was in hiding on tho east side. Therenever was the slightest foundation for eitherof thoso stories.Chief Maddox told The News reporter hebelieved Toots was undor cover somewhere inthe city, and that so long as he remainedhidden it would bo extremely difficult tolocate and capture him. The chief says, how-ever, that tlie man is prominently marked;the principal mark which will render hisidentification comparatively easy being a birthmark on his face, from which he nan notescape. Chief Maddox said : "You can sayfor ino that if I capture this man und getstarted for the jail with hiui I hope nobodywill attempt to stop ine."Officers are continuing a house to housesearch in the negro quarter of "Hell's HalfAcre" and a systematic und thorough searchis also being mado in the outskirts.The eity council to-day authorized a rewardof $250 for the capture of Toots, and a pursowill bo made up by citizens of an equal sumaggregating $500, which it is believed will re-sult in tlie speedy capture of the man. Thecity is very much excited. Knots of men con-gregate on the street corners and many per-sons are apparently serious in their sugges-tion that Campbell and Bell who are in jailshould be taken out and hanged. There is,however, no earthly prospect of any such at-tempt being successful.Chief Maddox will neither deny nor affirmtho rumor that he has been approaohed byseveral parties with a proposition to surrenderthe suspect upon a pronuso that ho shall boprotected. Tho general opinion is tlmt thefellow has never left tho city and is at presentbeing sheltered' by friendsSheriff Richardson returned from Itasca to-day. He says tlie negro arrested there yes-terday on suspicion is not the man wanted.Ho did not in any particular answer tho de-scription of Toots and was discharged fromcustody.Officer Lee Waller, who was shot and mor-tally wounded on Tuesday night, died at thehospital this morning about 7 o'clock. Hewas conseions up to within throo minutes be-fore lie breathed his Inst and talked calmlywith his old father and his taster, Mrs, Ch»se,who reside hero and with whom ho made hishome, llis mother, although in the city, wasnot present.The body was immediately brought into thecity and taken to an undertaking establish-ment on Third street, whoro it was embalmedand placed in a beautiful rosewood casketready for burial. The funeral took place at12.30. There were no religious sorvices. Thocasket was plaeod on the patrol wagon, whichwas appropriately draped in mourning. Fol-lowing the wagon as it wound its way to theunion depot were all tho members of thepolice force, tho entire tire apparatus of thocity with emblems of mourning displayedupon the engines and hoso carts, members ofthe city council, many city und county officialsand u large numbor of the friends of the deadofficer.A very touching and pathetic feature of thesad prosession was the position occupied byOfficer Henry Towne, who stood on tho topstep of tho wagon at the head of the coffin,holding a beautiful wreath of cut Mowers asthough ho desired to bo as near as possible tothe man who had been his traveling mate inlife and in whoso company ho wbs when theshooting occurred. The active pall bearerswere Chief Miuldox, Officers Frank Darby,Peyton Maddox and J. W. Cooker and RufusJames and Walter B. Townsend, members oftho Odd Fellows, to which order the deadman belonged. At the depot the procession wasmet by a large crowd of citizens and the cas-ket cover was lifted for tlie purposeof allowing his parents and other relatives anopportunity to look upon the face of the dead.The gray-haired father and mother and hisbeloved sister wcjit bitter toars of sorrow asthey gazed upon tho upturned but silent faceof him who had been so dear to them. Manystrong inon shed tears as the coffin was rever-ently placed on bourd the Fort Worth andRio Grande train to be taken to Hico, Tfx.,the home of his boyhood, for final interment.Officer Townes, his old partner, nnd Officer■Hembertou accompanied his remains as aguard of honor.Resolutions expressing their sorrow at thountimely removal of tlieir comrade werepassed to-day by tho city police force.Downfall of Andueza.New York Tribune.The resignation of President Anduaza Pala-cio marks the beginning of the end of thecivil war in Venezuela. Elected to office earlyin 1890, he was not eligible under the consti-tution for re-election aftor the expiration of histerm in March of this year; but ho employedhis resources of low cunning and political in-trigue to prevent the choice of a successor.In this way he retained control of the execu-tive office in defiance of law and with the sup-port of the garrison of Caracas. He has beencompelled by a popular uprising and a mili-tary revolt in nearly all tho important prov-inces to relinquish the struggle and to abandonoffice. A brief interval of military dictator-ship will ensue, since public order can not berestored in the national capital In any otherway: but before many weeks a presidentialelection will be held, and the normal condi-tions of constitutional govern insnt restored.Andueza has been one of the most corruptnnd mercenary presidents ever intrusted withpower in Spanish America. A poor man whenho entered upon the office, he amassed a greatfortune in the course of two years and madeit almost wholly at the expense of the country.His successor will find the treasury empty,the civil service recruited with spendthrifts,bnbe-takors and adventurers and all the in-dustrial interests of the country sufferingfrom spoliation and exhaustion. Balinaoeduwas an usurper, who involved a prosperouscountry in civil war from his unwillingness totolerato legislative oontrol, but he had manyamiablo traits of character and was not arapacious nnd dishonest oxecutive. GeneralDoodoro in Brazil was another arbitraryprcsidant who defied the national legislatureand established a brief dictatorship, but he,too, had many redeeming qualities and actedunder serious provocation. Andueza was alower and moro debased type of usurper.He had no capacity for publio affairs and wassimply a corrupt intriguer, who was in officeto make a fortune and remained there for thepickings and stealings as long as ha couldmuster a regiment to support him.Andueza is the third president in SpanishAmerica who has been uefeatod within a yearin a campaign of usurpation against constitu-tional law and popular rights. Public opin-ion is beginning to have something like amoral force in that quarter of tho world. Itis not enough that there is a garrison in thenational capital ready to take orders fromambitious executives who desire to thwartthe public will and to override the decisionsof legislators. There havo been patriotic up-risings in Chile, Brazil und Venezuela againstusurpation of power and each time the people'scause has triumphed. All these are hopefulBigns for the future of Spanish America.To Buy Church Beats.Habwood, Tex., June 30.—The ladies ofHarwood gave a dinner and supper here yes-terday for the purpose of buying seats for thenew Methodist church. They realized nearly$100.